To help reduce the risk of wildfires, the BC Wildfire Service is supporting the City of Kimberley in conducting a prescribed burn in the Forest…
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Key City warns of third-party ticket resellers
Key City Theatre is alerting concertgoers about third-party resellers of show tickets and offering advice how to dodge them. We’ve become aware of tickets for…
Prescribed burn planned for area north of Creston
The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting yaqan nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band) to conduct a prescribed burn covering up to 4.8 hectares in the Sanca…
COTR and partners to host Economic Forum
The East Kootenay is full of potential, but today’s businesses, communities, and individuals are navigating increasingly complex economic realities due to global trade tensions, productivity…
Prescribed burn planned for Bull River area
The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship in conducting a prescribed burn covering up to seven hectares…
Fernie Pride donates rainbow bench to city
To promote and ensure inclusion and diversity in the Elk Valley and South Country communities, Fernie Pride Society is pleased to have donated the third…
Prescribed burn planned for the Wycliffe area
The BC Wildfire Service will be conducting a prescribed burn covering up to 30 hectares in the Wycliffe area of the Southeast Fire Centre, about…
City budget survey on safety closes Sept. 19
Time is running out to share your voice on one of Cranbrook’s most important issues: community safety. The city’s 2026 Budget Citizen Survey closes on…
Sparwood Council Facts
The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the Sept. 2 District of Sparwood council meeting. BUSINESS Engine 1447 use Council approved the use…
Invasive of the Month
By East Kootenay Invasive Species Council Scotch broom (English broom) is an escaped garden plant introduced from Europe that easily invades sunny, disturbed sites such…